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Tennessee Highway Patrol checkpoint July 15

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Tennessee Highway Patrol

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints Friday, July 15 at US 441 at Foust Hollow Road.

Troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who are driving impaired/driving under the influence in the state of Tennessee.

"The Tennessee Highway Patrol has found Sobriety Checkpoints to be an effective means of enforcing DUI laws of Tennessee while ensuring the protections of all motorists," stated a news release.

Checkpoint information can also be obtained by going to the state’s website at https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/checkpoints.html.

Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Stacey Heatherly exits her patrol car Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 after writing a ticket on I-40 in Knoxville.  "THP officers alone are arresting more than 12 people a day who were driving impaired and taking them to jail," Heatherly says, "That's saving lives."